To halt new virus strain, India tracking down 33000 passengers who arrived from Britain
- Date: 30-Dec-2020
- Source: Gulf Today
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Middle East
To halt new virus strain, India tracking down 33000 passengers who arrived from Britain
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Gulf Today Report
The cases of a new and fast-spreading coronavirus strain have risen more than doubled in 24 hours on Wednesday as Indian authorities were trying to track down tens of thousands of people who entered the country from Britain in recent weeks.
"Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others," the Indian health ministry said on Tuesday, referring to those who flew between November 25 and December 23, when Delhi suspended air links with Britain.
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The Indian authorities have launched efforts to locate around 33,000 people who flew to India in the last month from the UK after 20 people tested positive for the new,
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